GERS Downloadable Files
RH081: Railways in East Anglia - contemporary news reports 1839-1850.
NEW JUNE 2020. The monthly Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal, Scientific and Railway Gazette ap..
£1.00
RH082: The Norfolk Railway Society 1955-1995.
NEW JUNE 2020. The Norfolk Railway Society was formed in 1955. It issued a monthly Newsletter. To ma..
£0.90
RH083: The Collision of the Night Mail at Witham, 1950.
NEW JULY 2020. This is the official report into the accident which happened near Witham in the early..
£0.80
RH084: Under the Griffin's Wing: a Norwich Life.
NEW NOVEMBER 2020. This is the title of a 224-page book which has recently been published.&nbs..
£4.00
RH085: The Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway, 1885.
NEW DECEMBER 2020. Back in 1865 powers were obtained for the Great Eastern and the Midland Railway C..
£0.80
RH086: The Soham Explosion, LNER 1944.
NEW MARCH 2021. In Soham during the early hours of 2 June 1944 the first wagon on a train carrying b..
£1.20
RH087: The British Railways Yearbook for 1962.
NEW APRIL 2021. This is a 40-page booklet presented here as a series of two-page spreads. Its ..
£0.60
RH088: Giles's Trip to London 1871, extracts.
NEW APRIL 2021. 'Giles's Trip to London' is a humorous fictional account of an Norfolk farm la..
£0.80
RH089: The Railway Centenary, LNER 1925.
NEW APRIL 2021. In 1925 the railways of Britain celebrated their Centenary. To mark the occasi..
£1.00
RH090: The Railway Centenary, The Locomotive Magazine 1925.
NEW APRIL 2021. In 1925 the railways of Britain celebrated their Centenary. To mark the occasi..
£1.20
RH091: The Story of the LNER in World War Two, 1947.
NEW MAY 2021. This is the book entitled 'By Rail to Victory: The Story of the LNER in Wartime'..
£1.20
RH092: The Beccles and Bungay Weekly News, Tuesday 9 August 1859.
NEW AUGUST 2021. If you enjoy old newspapers, you should like this. The Beccles and Bungay We..
£1.00
RH093: The Present Plight of the Railways, May 1932.
NEW DECEMBER 2021. On 12 May 1932, The Times newspaper contained a leading article under the h..
£0.80
RH094: Queen Alexandra's Funeral Train from Wolferton, November 1925.
NEW APRIL 2022. Queen Alexandra was the wife of Edward VII, who was King from 1901 until 1910...
£0.40
RH095: The First Railway between Manchester and Sheffield, LNER 1945.
NEW APRIL 2022. In the 1940s the LNER published a series of booklets describing the origins an..
£1.50
RH096: 'The Railway Times', Saturday 24 March 1849.
NEW MAY 2022. The Railway Times was a weekly newspaper. This edition, No. 586 dated 24 March 1849, h..
£1.00
RH097: A Hundred Years of the Railway Inspectorate, 1940.
NEW MAY 2022. This is a 20-page booklet containing a reprint of the article 'Centenary of Rail..
£0.60
RH098: The Early History of the Eastern Counties Railway.
NEW JANUARY 2023. The main part of the file consists of a two-part illustrated 13-page article..
£0.90
RH099: Royal Trains, C J Allen 1953.
NEW JANUARY 2025. This is a 40-page book published in 1953. It gives an account of railway tra..
£0.80
RH100: The North Eastern Railway - A Centenary Story.
NEW JANUARY 2025. The North Eastern Railway was created by the amalgamation of some smaller ra..
£0.80
RH101: Air Raid Precautions, LNER 1941.
NEW APRIL 2025. This provides circular A.R.P. 3 issued by the LNER in September 1941. Its purpose wa..
£1.00
RH102: The British Railways Yearbook for 1965.
NEW APRIL 2025. This is a 44-page booklet. Its title is 'British Railways Yearbook: 1965 editi..
£0.60
RH103: Robert Ritchie on Railways, Longman's 1846.
NEW APRIL 2025. This is a 450-page book, published in 1846. Robert Ritchie described himself a..
£1.50
RH104: Your British Railways, BR 1951.
NEW MAY 2025. This is a book published by British Railways in 1951 to keep the general public inform..
£1.00
RN.DL: 'Railway Notes' Volumes 1 to 3, 1909-1911.
NEW OCTOBER 2023. The volumes of Railway Notes appear to be quite rare items. Robert Humm wrot..
£3.00
RR001: M and GN Rule Book 1933
IMPROVED MARCH 2021. 292 word-searchable pages presented two to an A4 view. Dated 1933, plus a..
£2.00
RR002 London Transport Railway Rule Book 1983
73 word-searchable pages presented two to an A4 view. This file will be available to download as so..
£1.00
RR003 Amendments to the LT Railway Rule Book 1984
A London Transport booklet, surprisingly longer than RR002! 150 word-searchable pages presented two ..
£1.20
RR004 LT Railway Breakdown Arrangements 1983
A London Transport booklet. 113 word-searchable pages presented two to an A4 view. It contains five ..
£1.20
RR005 LT Instructions for the Working of Stations 1984
A London Transport booklet. 72 word-searchable pages presented two to an A4 view. This file will be..
£1.00
RR006 Instructions to GE Line Staff on Lines of London Transport
1960. Originally issued by the British Transport Commission, the text has all been carefully re-type..
£1.50
RR007 East London Railway Working Instructions March 1923
The ELR was managed by the Metropolitan Railway but was jointly owned by several railways including ..
£0.80
RR008 Questions and Answers on the Locomotive and the Rule Book
Intended for footplate staff. Here typed from an original copy. This file will be available to down..
£0.50
RR009: Form of Examination for Look-Out Men and Flagmen, GER 1919.
UPDATED JANUARY 2021 (Anyone who has purchased the earlier 1913 version can request this update for ..
£0.50
RR010 Train Control Instructions GER 1921
From July 1921 train control by telephone reporting was put into operation over the GER Southern Div..
£0.60
RR011 Reporting Trains between Signal Boxes GER 1910
A 30-page booklet displayed two pages to an A4 view. It set out the chain of train reporting between..
£0.90
RR012 Accidents, Mishaps or Obstructions on the Line GER 1919
A 15-page booklet displayed two pages to an A4 view. Who to report an obstruction on the line to, an..
£0.60
RR013 Wartime Emergency Plans LNER 1942
Instructions to staff as to what to do if the enemy invades. A 20-page booklet displayed two pages t..
£0.70
RR014 ECR, London and Blackwall and GER Headcodes 1846-1877
This gives details of train headcodes carried by Eastern Counties, London and Blackwall and Great Ea..
£0.60
RR015 GER Train Headcodes 1896-7
This gives details of all train headcodes carried by GER and other companies' trains whilst passing ..
£0.60
RR016 LNER (GE Section) Headcodes 1927
These are scans from the LNER Appendix to the Working Timetable (Southern Area) dated 17 October 192..
£0.60
RR017 LNER (GE Section) Headcodes 1942
This gives details of all train headcodes carried by G.E. section trains as specified in the Appendi..
£0.60
RR018 LNER (GE and M and GN Sections) Engine Whistle Codes 1947
These are the standard and local whistle codes from the LNER Southern Area General Appendix of Novem..
£1.00
RR019 LNER Regulations for Brakes and Slip Carriages 1926
A booklet entitled 'Regulations for Working: Vacuum and Westinghouse Automatic Brakes; Slip Carriage..
£0.70
RR020 Instructions for working Royal Trains 1965
As issued by the British Railways Board in March 1965. This file will be available to download as s..
£0.30
RR021 Forwarding Instructions for Goods to Scotland
Issued by the LNER in 1925 to give guidance to the Southern Area on the intricacies of routes and fo..
£1.20
RR022 LNER General Instructions relating to Goods Wagons 1934
A 59-page booklet displayed two pages to an A4 view. Many aspects are dealt with including the distr..
£1.50
RR023 GER Goods Department Notices from the 1890s
A varied selection of around 100 notices. Examples include a new siding at Hoe Street for Walthamsto..
£1.20
RR024 BR Working Manual for Rail Staff 1969
Word-searchable. It covers many aspects of freight work - labels, handling sheets & ropes, loadi..
£2.00
RR025 BR Instructions for working Shenfield Electric Trains 1949
66 pages displayed in the file two to a view, plus diagrammatic maps and appendixes. This file will..
£1.20